It's better to burn out
Than to fade away.

Neil Young

My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)

Quoted by Kurt Cobain in his suicide note.

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Topic

Dying young Leaving a mark Legacy

Speaker

Neil Young

Source

My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)

Medium

Song

Genre

Rock music

Language

English

Time

1978 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Singer-songwriter Musician

From

Canada

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Citation

Young, Neil and Jeff Blackburn. "My, My, Hey, Hey (Out of the Blue)." Performed by Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Rust Never Sleeps. Reprise Records, 1979.

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Andy Warhol

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

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Topic
Nature of art Making money Work Art and business Business

Author

Andy Warhol
Source
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1975 1970s 20th century
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Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975, ch. 6.